The Class Joker

The class joker will do anything to get attention, even at the risk of looking silly or getting into trouble. They love playing tricks on the teacher. Some of their favourites include leaving drawing pinson the teacher’s seat and throwing paper aeroplanes around the class when the teacher isn’t looking. They are popular with their classmates, and even the teacher finds them amusing at times, although they would never admit it.

At home they are often bored because there is no one to impress. Theyspend the evening sitting on the sofa eating chocolate or preparing things to say the following day at school. As adults they often become clowns.

The Swot

The swot always turns up at school neat, tidy and perfectly organized. They have pencil caseswith everything they could possibly need for class: rulers,coloured pens, pencils, etc.

In class, they pay careful attention to everything the teacher says and take detailed notes. They study hard for all their exams and always do well. Their work is always perfect and beautifully presented.

At home, they always do their homework and they won’t go out to play until they’ve finished everything. When they aren’t studying, they enjoy stamp collecting, sticking pictures in albums or playing with educational games on the computer. They have very supportive parents who often actively help with homework or class projects. Swots want to be university research scientists when they are older.

The Class Leader

The class leader is the sporty, good-looking one with trendyparents. They know what clothes to wear, what music to listen to and generally how to be cool. In class they often pass secret notes around to other pupils. They like to control the class by deciding who their best friend is. In the playground, they form exclusive gangs or cliques. They also organize games and make cruel decisions about who can join in. At home they spend their time reading magazines or gossiping to their friends on the phone. Class leaders often become salespeople, bank clerks or estate agents.

The Trendies

The trendies are the group of kids who think they are better than all the rest. They experiment with drink and drugs earlier than the other kids and they think they’re really cool. They often listen to obscure music that no one else has ever heard of or can even understand. They have their own uniform that makes them easily identifiable. They often become civil servants or English teachers.